[Intro]
Now, if some of ya'll never been down south too much
I'm gonna tell you a little bit about this
So you'll understand what I'm talkin' about
Down here, we got a plant that grows out in the woods
And the field, lookin' somethin' like a turnip green
Everybody calls it polk salad
Polk salad
Used to know a girl who lived down there
And she'd go out in the evenings and pick her a mess of it
Carry it home and cook it for supper
'Cause that's about all they had to eat
But you know what? They did alright

[Verse 1]
Down in Louisiana
The alligators grow so mean
There lived a little girl that I sure to the world
Made the alligator look tame

[Chorus]
Polk salad Annie
The gators got your granny
Everybody thought it was a shame
Her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
Mmhmm-hmm
[Post-Chorus]
A mean, vicious woman
Razor-totin' son-of-a-gun

[Verse 2]
Every day 'fore suppertime
She'd go out to the truck patch
And pick her a mess of polk salad, lord
And carry it home in a tote sack

[Chorus]
Polk salad Annie
The gators got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
Mmhmm-hmm

[Post-Chorus]
I mean, she was spiteful
Wretched woman
Lord, have mercy, pick a mess of it

[Verse 3]
Her daddy was a lazy no-'count
Claimed he had a bad back
All her brothers were fit for
Was stealin' watermelon outta my truck patch
[Chorus]
Polk salad Annie
The gators got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Her mama was a-workin' on the chain gang
Mmhmm-hmm

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, that lady
Sock a little polk salad
Mmhmm
I'll get you a big ol' mess of it
I'll get you some of that polk salad
Know what I'm talkin' about